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Frequently Asked Questions: Best's Review
What is Best's Review?
What kind of information will I find in Best's Review?
What does a year's subscription include?
How do I subscribe?
How much does Best's Review cost?
What is the Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry?
Can I get reprints of Best's Review articles?
What is Best's Review---Digital?
What is BestDay?
What is Best's Review?
Best's Review is the insurance industry's most influential publication. It offers indispensible monthly insights on news and emerging trends. Our staff of professional journalists is committed to covering every aspect of the industry, from interviews with industry leaders to stories on federal and legislative activities. Statistical Studies prepared by A.M. Best analysts are also included, along with a rating actions section that details updates to Best's Ratings. Since 1996, Best's Review received more than 50 awards for excellence in editorial and graphic presentation from such organizations as the American Society of Business Publication Editors, the Trade, Association and Business Publications International organization, and the National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation.
To purchase a Best's Review subscription, visit www.bestreview.com/subscribe.
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What kind of information will I find in Best's Review?
Articles in Best's Review explore the most recent and compelling trends and developments in the insurance industry and include a Key Points summary box and a list of featured insurers.
Best's Review's content is organized by audience and subject matter:
- Agents/Brokers
- Reinsurance/Capital Markets
- Technology
- Property/Casualty
- Life
- Health & Benefits
- Regulation/Law
- Best's Rating Actions updates, detailing recent rating changes grouped by sector and geography
- Columns by industry experts provide perspective and insight about underwriting, selling, loss/risk management and other timely topics
Monthly news wrap-ups of insurance executives on the move, upcoming meetings and company changes are also included.
To purchase a Best's Review subscription, visit www.bestreview.com/subscribe.
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What does a year's subscription include?
A year's subscription, to print or digital editions, includes 12 issues of Best's Review and access to www.bestreview.com, which provides archived text of all magazine articles published since 2000. Subscribers to the print edition receive the Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry as a supplement to the magazine. Subscribers to the digital or print edition also receive click-through access to the stories behind the news summaries posted on the BestDay Web site.
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How do I subscribe?
For the print edition, visit www.bestreview.com/subscribe. For the digital edition, visit www.bestreview.com/digital. You can also call our Customer Service team at (800) 424-2378 or (908) 439-2200, ext. 5742.
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How much does Best's Review cost?
You can receive a one-year subscription to Best's Review, print or digital, for $25 -- half the regular subscription rate of $50. Purchase your Best's Review subscription today at www.bestreview.com/subscribe.
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What is the Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry?
Available as a supplement for Best's Review print subscribers, this reference is packed with charts and graphs that explain---in a colorful, concise and easy-to-understand way---how insurers earn and spend money.
Incorporating data from many of A.M. Best's news and ratings products, The Guide showcases exclusive information about:
- The property/casualty, life, health and reinsurance industries
- How insurance is sold and regulated
- Solvency and ratings
Plus: you'll also receive an industry overview, meetings and events calendar, and a glossary of insurance terms
The Guide is available as a supplement with a one-year subscription to the print edition of Best's Review magazine. It is an excellent resource for industry facts and figures---perfect for reports and presentations---and a great gift for:
- Support staff
- New employees
- Board members
- Customers
- Anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of how the insurance industry works
Visit The Guide online for additional details, as well as for information about other A.M. Best Co. insurance guides. Order additional copies at The Insurance Bookstore.
For only $25---half the regular subscription price---subscribers get 12 issues of the print edition of Best's Review plus The Guide to Understanding the Insurance Industry.
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Can I get reprints of Best's Review articles?
Yes. Reprints contain the full text, layout and display elements of articles that have appeared in Best's Review; visit www.ambest.com/sales/reprints for information on single- and multiple-copy reprints. To request information about specific multiple-copy reprints, you can fill out an online inquiry form at www.bestreview.com/reprints.html. You can also call (908) 439-2200, ext 5557, or e-mail article_reprints@ambest.com.
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What is Best's Review -- Digital?
Best's Review -- Digital is an exact reproduction of the print edition in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) that can be viewed using Zinio Reader.
Items in the table of contents link directly to corresponding stories.
Each article includes links from a list of featured insurers to their Best's Rating information. Companies in the monthly Rating Monitor also link to ratings information.
By clicking on an advertisement, subscribers will link to the advertiser's company or product Web site.
Everyone who subscribes to Best's Review -- Digital is entitled to click-through access to the complete news stories behind the daily news summaries on the BestDay Web site. You can purchase a subscription to the digital edition at www.bestreview.com/digital for $25 -- half the regular price. Or you can purchase a subscription to the print version of the magazine, which also includes access to the digital version.
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What is BestDay?
BestDay is A.M. Best's daily online newsletter reporting the latest U.S. and international insurance developments. It provides excerpts of the previous day's BestWire news articles and links to press releases, Best's Special Reports, Best's Statistical Studies, insurance-related sites and more. Access to BestDay is available only to subscribers to Best's Review and BestWeek, who receive click-through access to the complete stories behind BestDay's news summaries. BestDay is accessible online, via a daily e-mail and as a 5 to 10-minute Audio Edition.
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